openSUSE Security Update: Security update for openjpeg2
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2017:2186-1
Rating:             important
References:         #979907 #997857 
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-8871 CVE-2016-7163
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Leap 42.3
                    openSUSE Leap 42.2
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update for openjpeg2 fixes the following issues:

   - CVE 2016-7163: Integer Overflow could lead to remote code execution
     (bsc#997857)
   - CVE 2015-8871: Use-after-free in opj_j2k_write_mco function could lead
     to denial of service (bsc#979907)

   This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE Leap 42.3:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-943=1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.2:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-943=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64):

      libopenjp2-7-2.1.0-16.1
      libopenjp2-7-debuginfo-2.1.0-16.1
      openjpeg2-2.1.0-16.1
      openjpeg2-debuginfo-2.1.0-16.1
      openjpeg2-debugsource-2.1.0-16.1
      openjpeg2-devel-2.1.0-16.1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.3 (x86_64):

      libopenjp2-7-32bit-2.1.0-16.1
      libopenjp2-7-debuginfo-32bit-2.1.0-16.1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (i586 x86_64):

      libopenjp2-7-2.1.0-13.3.1
      libopenjp2-7-debuginfo-2.1.0-13.3.1
      openjpeg2-2.1.0-13.3.1
      openjpeg2-debuginfo-2.1.0-13.3.1
      openjpeg2-debugsource-2.1.0-13.3.1
      openjpeg2-devel-2.1.0-13.3.1

   - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (x86_64):

      libopenjp2-7-32bit-2.1.0-13.3.1
      libopenjp2-7-debuginfo-32bit-2.1.0-13.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8871.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7163.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/979907
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/997857

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openSUSE: 2017:2186-1: important: openjpeg2

August 17, 2017
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description

This update for openjpeg2 fixes the following issues: - CVE 2016-7163: Integer Overflow could lead to remote code execution (bsc#997857) - CVE 2015-8871: Use-after-free in opj_j2k_write_mco function could lead to denial of service (bsc#979907) This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.

 

Patch

Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 42.3: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-943=1 - openSUSE Leap 42.2: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-943=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List

- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64): libopenjp2-7-2.1.0-16.1 libopenjp2-7-debuginfo-2.1.0-16.1 openjpeg2-2.1.0-16.1 openjpeg2-debuginfo-2.1.0-16.1 openjpeg2-debugsource-2.1.0-16.1 openjpeg2-devel-2.1.0-16.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.3 (x86_64): libopenjp2-7-32bit-2.1.0-16.1 libopenjp2-7-debuginfo-32bit-2.1.0-16.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (i586 x86_64): libopenjp2-7-2.1.0-13.3.1 libopenjp2-7-debuginfo-2.1.0-13.3.1 openjpeg2-2.1.0-13.3.1 openjpeg2-debuginfo-2.1.0-13.3.1 openjpeg2-debugsource-2.1.0-13.3.1 openjpeg2-devel-2.1.0-13.3.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (x86_64): libopenjp2-7-32bit-2.1.0-13.3.1 libopenjp2-7-debuginfo-32bit-2.1.0-13.3.1


References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8871.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7163.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/979907 https://bugzilla.suse.com/997857--


Severity
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2017:2186-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.3 openSUSE Leap 42.2

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